It's all about the straw!

It's all about the straw! Yes, readers...the magical straw....

 

I'm excited to share a little trick of the trade with you all today. Apparently, the rule of thumb is to drink half your weight in ounces. How is this possible? Well, a smart colleague of mine mentioned that she loves the straw. She is adamant that sipping water through a straw makes for more slurping throughout the day. I didn't believe her at first...but now, I'm a true believer! I found myself drinking enormous amounts of water this week, effortlessly. The straw does make a difference!

I think part of the reason is the accessibility. The water is just a suck away. No screw off lids and no water pouring down the sides of your mouth (or, is that just me who has issues?). It's brilliant! I was walking down the halls of school, sipping away at my water. So, walking and sipping go hand and hand now. Have you ever tried to unscrew a lid, drink, and walk down the hallway? It's tougher than you think.

Also, I think that you inhale more water through a straw than you do gulping from a wide mouthed rim. I catch myself swallowing twice in one sip! Double water, perhaps? So, drinking 4 - 600 ml jugs a day is effortless!

It seems silly. I get it. However, give it a try! I'm on a mission to drink 5 a day now...


So, let's talk about this week...

Accomplishments

* Water Intake -Cheers to the straw!

* Green Smoothies - Check! Had one every day for breakie.

* Weighed in 1.6 pounds lighter this week. I'm ALMOST where I was before the Christmas gitty splurge. Just another 0.8 pounds to get to where I was 6 weeks ago! Yikes, it kind of makes my Christmas melt down SO not worth it. (However, I did have fun eating anything and everything that I saw...ah, the freedom)


Struggles
* Exercise - Once again, here is an area of struggle. On Monday, I ran for 45 minutes while watching the Bachelor beauties. (Very inspiring, actually! - running to the skinny minnies on TV was super motivating!). However, on Tuesday I felt ill and it went all downhill from there. So, feeling crapola damaged me.

In addition, report card madness has begun. I internally battled with my thought processes ('work out or work out my report cards'...). The report cards won.  I just want them done!!


Confessional
* remember last week and the biscotti? Well, I found them AGAIN. So, my sister has now hid them. She has better hiding spots than my man.  HA!

* I also was famished one day after school and I found a bag of BBQ rice crisps in my cart. I ate them and loved every salty bite! (They must be the most ridiculous empty calories on the market - calories for air is so not worth it!) They were devoured in 2 sittings.

Proud Moment
* Each week, my hubs and I attend Catholic schooling. Before class begins, there is always a wide array of food including samosas, pizza, home made cookies, and other baked goods. It's always hard, but I try to hold my breath, turn the other way, and walk past the temptations. This past week, the table had spring rolls and those amazing double chocolate cookies. I knew I was in trouble. I held my breath, walked by the table, and found my seat and ignored all the chit chat, moans of satisfaction, and sweet smell of that room. Yep, a sweet moment with me and my straw.

Goals for next week

* 2 - long runs
* 1 Bikram Yoga class
* Drink 5 waters
* lose that 1 pound to surpass my lowest weight on WW records

Wedding Updates

* Invitations - check!

* Flower Girl dress - still in progress.

* My dress is in! Yay - trying it on this week.

* My Italian style Bridal Shower is well under way! I have a theme, date, and venue! More details soon! It's totally ME and I can't wait to see it come together. I think I'm more excited about the bridal shower than I am my wedding. Perhaps it's because the shower is in less than 3 months!

Have a great week, everyone! Go out and buy yourself a straw!

Cheers~!

It's refill time!